Holiday Spinning Wheel Rental

So you’ve booked a Holiday to the Isle of Mull, and want to include some contented spinning time into your holiday plans, but don’t want to pack your wheel in the car?

Distaff and Loom are here for you – we get it. No holiday would be complete without some time in the evenings to cosy up with some great fibre for a few hours. Holiday Wheel Rental is for you.

The Kromski Minstrel is a beautiful traditional castle style wheel that delivers reliability in a compact footprint. It can simply change from Scotch Tension to Double Drive enabling you to spin how you like, when you like. Custom painted in the Distaff and Loom purple that is reminiscent of the heather on the hills, it will brighten any rainy day with its cuteness and pop of colour.

Please note this is for wheel and accessories rental only and does not include spinning tuition.

£15 per day

What’s Included

A custom painted Kromski Minstrel Spinning Wheel
Scotch Tension and Double Drive
Standard whorl and a fast whorl.
Three bobbins and on board lazy kate
Threading hook and oil
(200g) wool or plant based fibres (see below)
1.5m Niddy-noddy
Offcuts of thread for tying skeins
Pair of small hand carders
Lap protector (nobody want’s fibres on your holiday clothes!)

Drop off and pick up of wheel and accessories at dates and times chosen by you to your holiday home.

Wool Fibre Selection

200g of regionally appropriate wool fibre for your Mull holiday. Expect a range of natural colours and tones from dark browns and blacks to greys and whites. Hebridean (of course!), Shetland and even some Icelandic.

Plant Based Fibre Selection

200g of Cellulose based (plant) fibres suitable for vegans. From the ancient flax and nettle to the more modern manufactured fibres such as Seacell and Tencel. This fibre selection comes in white and natural tones.

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FOR AN ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE

NOT A SPINNER YET? CHECK OUT OUR beginners SPINNING WHEEL EXPERIENCES

Minstrel Unfinished

Don’t forget, if you fall in love with the traditional castle style of the Minstrel, Distaff and Loom always have unfinished wheels in stock for you to purchase. All wheels come complete with double treadles, standard whorl, fast whorl, three bobbins and on board lazy kate, threading hook and oil. Minstrels can be either double drive or Scotch tension – your choice.

What could be a better holiday memento than taking home a new craft? An unfinished wheel needs you to apply a varnish/oil/colour. Distaff and Loom only sell spinning wheels in person to ensure a spinning match made in heaven.

£535

Still have Questions? Check out our FAQ’s

Can I bring/use my own fibre?

Of course! Its your holiday, have fun. Here at Distaff and Loom we try to make spinning a sustainable craft by only providing wool and fibres that are regionally appropriate and in their lovely natural colours and tones (no chemical dyes). But we can understand that you may have a specific project in mind, or just love to squish something colourful and glittery. If this is the case – please select ‘No Fibre 10% discount’ when booking – and don’t forget to pack your fibre! There are also opportunities to buy fibre in some of the shops on Mull for a nice day out.

I get to take my yarn home?

Definitely! Please remember to leave enough time to niddy-noddy off your fabulous yarn creations into skeins ready for taking home. Plying yarn and skeining yarn always takes longer than we anticipate. Any yarn/fibre left on bobbins on collection of the wheel will be discarded.

I cannot spin yet. Can I book a spinning experience and wheel rental all at once?

Yes! However, you would need to feel confident going over what you have learnt on your own. I will leave you with a small leaflet detailing everything that you have learnt. You can always contact me should you require any further help.

Would the Plant Based Fibre Selection be suitable for dyeing later at home?

The plant based (cellulose) fibre selection comes mainly in whites and natural tones. You could dye your yarns later when you get home with a suitable dye for cellulose fibres. Distaff and Loom will not be held responsible for any dyeing outcomes should you choose to do so.